Lemmy is obviously very triggered by what you’re saying, presumably because speaking against lockdowns and furlough is very controversial. But you are largely correct.
COVID cost the UK in the ball park of £360 billion, some estimates go as high as £410 billion, most of that was printed money. You can’t inject that much in to the economy all at a time where there is comparatively very little productivity and then not expect significantly higher levels of inflation, it’s economics 101.
About half the sum in the headline, maybe a little more, can be directly attributed to how we dealt with COVID.
Lemmy is obviously very triggered by what you’re saying, presumably because speaking against lockdowns and furlough is very controversial. But you are largely correct.
COVID cost the UK in the ball park of £360 billion, some estimates go as high as £410 billion, most of that was printed money. You can’t inject that much in to the economy all at a time where there is comparatively very little productivity and then not expect significantly higher levels of inflation, it’s economics 101.
About half the sum in the headline, maybe a little more, can be directly attributed to how we dealt with COVID.